Games like Sorry We're Closed
If Sorry We're Closed is your kind of game, the closest matches are TAMBOURINE, Dead Awake and They Cry — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its queer themes handled beautifully, atmospheric and hypnotic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Sorry We're Closed is a 2024 survival horror adventure developed by à la mode games and published by Akupara Games. Players navigate a dialogue-driven branching narrative as Michelle, who possesses a Third Eye enabling exploration between worlds. The game combines hub-based exploration with retro-style combat, resource management, and multiple endings. Reviewers and players highlight how the characters feel relatable and likable, and how queer themes are handled beautifully throughout the story. The game maintains a challenging difficulty with medium-length content and supports single-player experiences only. It carries a Metacritic score of 83 and holds a verified status on Steam Deck. Currently priced at $24.99 USD, the title has received 98% positive reviews from over 1,300 Steam users. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, hypnotic, melancholic, and whimsical, with tactical positioning proving important in combat encounters.
About Sorry We're Closed: Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
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TAMBOURINE
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
A priestess is hired to exorcize an apartment building with a TAMBOURINE. Parry and torment ghosts in this first-person survival horror as you make your way up the building. Find the mementos that will allow you to complete the exorcism.
Dead Awake
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
You fell asleep in class. You woke up in The Purgatory. Explore a nightmarish world between life and death, manage limited resources, and fight dreadful creatures in a desperate attempt to make it home safe.
They Cry
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
They Cry is a story heavy psychological horror following Luke seeking to find the source of a reoccurring dream taking over his life, only to find the former husk of his hometown.
Casa Caballero
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
A city hall surveyor searches for his missing colleagues in a bahay-na-bato, only to uncover the house's sinister ties to Philippine history and folklore. Explore items and records, solve puzzles, and face enemies as you unravel the mysteries within and beyond the property walls
Misguided Remastered
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Misguided Remastered: Third-person action-horror. Silvia, high school girl trapped in otherworld nightmare. Desperately search for missing best friend & mom's cherished letter her only memory. Survive Indonesian folklore horrors with axe/knife combat, solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets!
Tormented Souls 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Ranked #6 for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Fear The Timeloop
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Ranked #7 for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Dead of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Ranked #8 for Sorry We're Closed fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Parasite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
This is a roguelike open-world sandbox survival horror set in a modern city. Play as an --redacted-- parasite, possess human hosts, exploit and evolve them to help you survive in a hostile world, all to find out your one true purpose.
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Mouthwashing
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Reviewers of Sorry We're Closed cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sorry We're Closed at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sorry We're Closed on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sorry We're Closed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sorry We're Closed on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sorry We're Closed.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sorry We're Closed on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sorry We're Closed on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sorry We're Closed.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sorry We're Closed.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry We're Closed.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sorry We're Closed.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sorry We're Closed.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Sorry We're Closed
- Is Sorry We're Closed verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sorry We're Closed is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Sorry We're Closed cost?
- Sorry We're Closed is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sorry We're Closed?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sorry We're Closed are TAMBOURINE, Dead Awake, They Cry.
- Who developed Sorry We're Closed?
- Sorry We're Closed was developed by à la mode games and published by Akupara Games.
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